资料来源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

OEnanthic \[OE]*nan"thic\, a. [Gr. ? the first shoot of the
   vine, the vine blossom, the vine; ? the vine + ? bloom, ?
   flower.] (Chem.)
   Having, or imparting, the odor characteristic of the bouquet
   of wine; specifically used, formerly, to designate an acid
   whose ethereal salts were supposed to occasion the peculiar
   bouquet, or aroma, of old wine. Cf. {[OE]nanthylic}.

   {[OE]nanthic acid}, an acid obtained from [oe]nanthic ether
      by the action of alkalies.

   {[OE]nanthic ether}, an ethereal substance (not to be
      confused with the bouquet, or aroma, of wine) found in
      wine lees, and consisting of a complex mixture of the
      ethereal salts of several of the higher acids of the
      acetic acid series. It has an ethereal odor, and it used
      in flavoring artificial wines and liquors. Called also
      {oil of wine}. See {Essential oil}, under {Essential}.